Updated: Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:17:58 GMT

Classical Chess Rankings

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#	Player	Rating	Change	Country	Age
1	Carlsen, Magnus Norway	2840.0	0.0	Norway	35
2	Nakamura, Hikaru United States of America	2802.5	-7.5	United States of America	38
3	Caruana, Fabiano United States of America	2802.2	+7.2	United States of America	33
4	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek Uzbekistan	2780.3	+9.3	Uzbekistan	21
5	Keymer, Vincent Germany	2762.1	-13.9	Germany	21
6	Firouzja, Alireza France	2759.0	0.0	France	22
7	So, Wesley United States of America	2754.0	+1.0	United States of America	32
8	Sindarov, Javokhir Uzbekistan	2753.5	+8.5	Uzbekistan	20
9	Erigaisi Arjun India	2750.8	+5.8	India	22
10	Giri, Anish Netherlands	2749.2	-3.8	Netherlands	31
11	Wei, Yi China	2748.6	-5.4	China	26
12	Praggnanandhaa R India	2740.9	-0.1	India	20
13	Duda, Jan-Krzysztof Poland	2738.9	-0.1	Poland	27
14	Van Foreest, Jorden Netherlands	2736.0	+7.0	Netherlands	26
15	Gukesh D India	2732.0	-16.0	India	19
16	Dominguez Perez, Leinier United States of America	2731.6	-6.4	United States of America	42
17	Le, Quang Liem Vietnam	2731.0	0.0	Vietnam	35
18	Rapport, Richard Hungary	2728.8	-9.2	Hungary	30
19	Nepomniachtchi, Ian FIDE (Not a National Fed.)	2728.6	+5.6	FIDE (Not a National Fed.)	35
20	Niemann, Hans Moke United States of America	2728.1	-6.9	United States of America	22
21	Aronian, Levon United States of America	2724.2	-4.8	United States of America	43
22	Nihal Sarin India	2722.7	+6.7	India	21
23	Maghsoodloo, Parham Iran	2720.3	+12.3	Iran	25
24	Liang, Awonder United States of America	2717.8	+3.8	United States of America	22
25	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime France	2717.0	-3.0	France	35
26	Yu, Yangyi China	2717.0	0.0	China	31
27	Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar Azerbaijan	2714.4	+1.4	Azerbaijan	40
28	Tabatabaei, M. Amin Iran	2713.8	+13.8	Iran	25
29	Andreikin, Dmitry FIDE (Not a National Fed.)	2710.0	0.0	FIDE (Not a National Fed.)	36
30	Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi India	2708.0	0.0	India	31
31	Fedoseev, Vladimir Slovenia	2703.3	-4.7	Slovenia	31
32	Bluebaum, Matthias Germany	2697.8	-0.2	Germany	28
33	Sevian, Samuel United States of America	2696.2	+8.2	United States of America	25
34	Esipenko, Andrey FIDE (Not a National Fed.)	2695.2	-2.8	FIDE (Not a National Fed.)	24
35	Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. India	2692.7	+3.7	India	26
36	Radjabov, Teimour Azerbaijan	2689.0	0.0	Azerbaijan	39
37	Yakubboev, Nodirbek Uzbekistan	2688.7	+2.7	Uzbekistan	24
38	Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan Turkiye	2687.0	0.0	Turkiye	14
39	Kovalenko, Igor Ukraine	2685.4	+3.4	Ukraine	37
40	Wang, Hao China	2684.0	0.0	China	36
41	Svidler, Peter FIDE (Not a National Fed.)	2682.0	0.0	FIDE (Not a National Fed.)	49
42	Eljanov, Pavel Ukraine	2681.5	+22.5	Ukraine	42
43	Leko, Peter Hungary	2676.0	0.0	Hungary	46
44	Harikrishna, Pentala India	2675.8	-0.2	India	39
45	Vitiugov, Nikita England	2667.4	+0.4	England	39
46	Kasimdzhanov, Rustam Uzbekistan	2666.1	-1.9	Uzbekistan	46
47	Grandelius, Nils Sweden	2666.0	0.0	Sweden	32
48	Bu, Xiangzhi China	2666.0	0.0	China	40
49	Howell, David W L England	2665.1	-2.9	England	35
50	Sarana, Alexey Serbia	2657.6	-25.4	Serbia	26
51	Pranav, V India	2656.5	+15.5	India	19
52	Alekseenko, Kirill Austria	2656.3	+4.3	Austria	28
53	Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian Norway	2656.0	0.0	Norway	27
54	Xiong, Jeffery United States of America	2656.0	0.0	United States of America	25
55	Anton Guijarro, David Spain	2655.8	-10.2	Spain	30
56	Murzin, Volodar FIDE (Not a National Fed.)	2654.9	+4.9	FIDE (Not a National Fed.)	19
57	Dubov, Daniil FIDE (Not a National Fed.)	2654.4	-17.6	FIDE (Not a National Fed.)	29
58	Saric, Ivan Croatia	2653.9	-7.1	Croatia	35
61	Morozevich, Alexander FIDE (Not a National Fed.)	2653.0	0.0	FIDE (Not a National Fed.)	48
60	Inarkiev, Ernesto FIDE (Not a National Fed.)	2653.0	0.0	FIDE (Not a National Fed.)	40
59	Suleymanli, Aydin Azerbaijan	2653.0	0.0	Azerbaijan	21
62	Robson, Ray United States of America	2652.8	+2.8	United States of America	31
63	Deac, Bogdan-Daniel Romania	2651.0	-4.0	Romania	24
64	Shankland, Sam United States of America	2651.0	0.0	United States of America	34
65	Wojtaszek, Radoslaw Poland	2650.5	-15.5	Poland	39
67	Karthikeyan, Murali India	2648.0	0.0	India	27
66	Safarli, Eltaj Azerbaijan	2648.0	0.0	Azerbaijan	33
68	Sargsyan, Shant Armenia	2646.9	-9.1	Armenia	24
69	Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo Mexico	2645.9	-10.1	Mexico	27
70	Navara, David Czech Republic	2645.6	+19.6	Czech Republic	41
71	Vallejo Pons, Francisco Spain	2644.0	0.0	Spain	43
72	Oparin, Grigoriy United States of America	2643.2	-14.8	United States of America	28
73	Lu, Shanglei China	2642.0	0.0	China	30
74	Sadhwani, Raunak India	2641.6	+0.6	India	20
75	Donchenko, Alexander Germany	2641.5	-1.5	Germany	28
76	Grischuk, Alexander FIDE (Not a National Fed.)	2641.2	-3.8	FIDE (Not a National Fed.)	42
77	Artemiev, Vladislav FIDE (Not a National Fed.)	2641.0	0.0	FIDE (Not a National Fed.)	28
78	Chigaev, Maksim Spain	2640.8	+3.8	Spain	29
79	Vokhidov, Shamsiddin Uzbekistan	2640.8	+1.8	Uzbekistan	24
80	Svane, Frederik Germany	2640.1	-4.9	Germany	22
81	Salem, A.R. Saleh United Arab Emirates	2640.0	0.0	United Arab Emirates	33
82	Tari, Aryan Norway	2637.1	-4.9	Norway	26
83	Aryan Chopra India	2636.5	+5.5	India	24
84	Ponomariov, Ruslan Ukraine	2636.1	+5.1	Ukraine	42
85	Mamedov, Rauf Azerbaijan	2636.0	0.0	Azerbaijan	37
86	Woodward, Andy United States of America	2635.3	+4.3	United States of America	15
87	Maroroa Jones, Gawain C B England	2635.0	0.0	England	38
88	Gelfand, Boris Israel	2635.0	0.0	Israel	57
89	Gurel, Ediz Turkiye	2635.0	0.0	Turkiye	17
90	Theodorou, Nikolas Greece	2634.8	-4.2	Greece	25
91	Martirosyan, Haik M. Armenia	2633.3	+7.3	Armenia	25
92	Nguyen, Thai Dai Van Czech Republic	2632.6	-1.4	Czech Republic	24
93	Pranesh M India	2632.5	-0.5	India	19
95	Amin, Bassem Egypt	2630.8	+8.8	Egypt	37
94	Hakobyan, Aram Armenia	2630.8	+3.8	Armenia	25
97	Bacrot, Etienne France	2630.6	-0.4	France	43
96	Ivanchuk, Vasyl Ukraine	2630.6	+6.6	Ukraine	57
98	Adams, Michael England	2629.0	0.0	England	54
99	Kollars, Dmitrij Germany	2627.3	+3.3	Germany	26
100	Cheparinov, Ivan Bulgaria	2627.0	0.0	Bulgaria	39

Understanding Classical Chess Rankings

Classical chess, also known as standard chess, is the traditional format played at the highest level with long time controls of 90 minutes or more per player. The FIDE classical rating is considered the most prestigious measure of a chess player's strength. Players like Magnus Carlsen, who reached a peak rating of 2882, have defined the modern era of classical chess.

The 2700 Club

Players rated above 2700 in classical chess are known as “Super Grandmasters.” Only about 30-40 players in the world maintain this elite status at any given time. Reaching 2700 is a significant milestone that places a player among the absolute best in chess history.

How Classical Ratings Work

FIDE calculates classical ratings using the Elo rating system. A player's rating changes based on game results relative to their opponents' ratings. A K-factor determines how much each game impacts the rating. New players have a K-factor of 40, while established players use K=20, and those who have reached 2400+ use K=10.